Florida Gators

Bill Arnsparger, the coordinator credited with creating the Dolphins’ “No-Name Defense” that anchored The Perfect Season in 1972 — and the “Killer B’s” defense that helped the team reach Super Bowl XVII in 1983 — died Friday at his home in Athens, Ala. He was 88. Arnsparger, inducted into the Dolphins’ Honor Roll in 2012, was a celebrated NFL assistant and college coach through a career that began in 1950 at Miami (Ohio) University. Arnsparger established a link with legendary coach Don Shula in 1959 when Shula joined him on the staff at Kentucky. Arnsparger followed Shula to the Baltimore Colts as defensive line coach (1964-69) and...

Related "Florida Gators" Articles

OMAHA, Neb. — Believe it or not, the Virginia Cavaliers are back in the College World Series finals.
Kenny Towns drove in three runs, including the winner in the seventh, and Josh Sborz pitched four innings of shutout relief as Virginia defeated...

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The outcome was the same as last time — a loss — but the vibe after Nathan Kirby's return to the TD Ameritrade Park mound was far different. The Virginia ace couldn't make it out of the third inning in Friday's 10-5 loss to Florida in...

There wasn't much that could've convinced Virginia coach Brian O'Connor his team would only need a run Monday night to beat Florida in the College World Series.
Not that he doubted Brandon Waddell and U.Va.'s bullpen. It's just that Florida packed some...

OMAHA, Neb. — Virginia's Brandon Waddell sure has taken a liking to pitching in TD Ameritrade Park.
Waddell turned in his third straight strong outing in the College World Series on Monday night, this time combining with Josh Sborz on a two-hitter in a...

Florida State and Clemson headlined ACC football’s revival the past two seasons, and Thursday the Atlantic Division rivals led the conference’s parade of first-round NFL draft picks.
Nine ACC players were selected, matching the Pacific 12 for the evening...

Virginia’s NCAA championship potential has been apparent since this basketball season tipped off. The Cavaliers were ranked ninth in the initial Associated Press poll and have since compiled a 20-1 record against a schedule the Rating Percentage Index...

ACC schools vowed in 2001 not to play Friday night football, long the domain of high schools. That changed in 2012, when the conference signed a contract with ESPN that increased rights fees by 30 percent and mandated three Friday games per season.
But...

Evaluating ACC football a year ago was easier than my college racquetball class. From Florida State’s national championship to Clemson’s Orange Bowl victory, from Jameis Winston’s Heisman to Aaron Donald’s Outland, 2013 was the greatest season in league...

Women’s basketball:
Miami sophomore and Woodside High product Adrienne Motley was named the espnW National Player of the Week and the Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Week.Motley averaged 27 points and 7.5 rebounds in the Hurricanes’ wins over...

Welcome to college football's best New Year's Day since 1994. Oh, the sport has eased many a subsequent hangover with indelible Jan. 1 moments, none better than Boise State's overtime conquest of Oklahoma in the 2007 Fiesta Bowl.
You remember, right? The...

Eleven ACC teams are bowling in nine states, in venues from Yankee Stadium to the Rose Bowl. Agendas and stakes vary, not to mention quality of opponents. But there are three overarching storylines:**Unlike its four power-conference colleagues, the ACC...

When you've finished your season in bowls for more than two straight decades without a break, like Virginia Tech has done, there's a mountain of memories — both positive and negative — to cull through.
As Tech prepares for its 22nd consecutive bowl...